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Pakistan Airspace Closure: Mid-Air Collision Of International Flights Averted Over Mumbai

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An official from the Airport Authority of India said the incident was a result of the closure of Pakistan's airspace from February 27.

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Mumbai: A mid-air collision between two international flights was averted at Mumbai air space following the activation of traffic collision avoidance systems (TCAS).

An official from the Airport Authority of India said the incident was a result of the closure of Pakistan's airspace from February 27.

"After the closure of Pakistan airspace, we are facing heavy scheduled and unscheduled flight in Indian airspace. Our ATC officials are capable to handle the situation but it was unfortunate that the incident happened. On Friday, a near miss averted at Mumbai airspace," the AAI spokesperson told ANI.

An Air France flight AF-253 from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to Paris and an Etihad Airways flight EY-290 from Abu Dhabi to Kathmandu were passing through Mumbai airspace due to Pakistani airspace closure. According to the airport authorities, the Air France aircraft was flying at 32,000 feet while the Etihad flight was flying at the height of 31,000 feet.

The TCAS was activated and alerted authorities of a possible collision. Immediately, an ATC officer informed the Etihad flight's pilot to climb 33,000 feet to avoid the collision.

Last week, Pakistan had extended the general closure of its airspace, making it the seventh time in a row.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maj...between-international-flights-averted-2008919

Looks like indians are feeling the heat. One can only hope that Indians will know eventually that they have lot more to loose, than us.
 
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Pakistan phobia nothing else. This is incompetence on the ATC's part. And the airspace is closed due to Indian misadventures!
 
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indians are just making excuse for their future failures
 
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Airspace closure suits Pakistan. Most of the lucrative flight routes are to the western hemisphere. Thus India is clobbered. Flights to eastern hemisphere are limited. Bangkok, Dhaka are hit hard but who cares right. Other then pedophiles/homos who goe to Bangkok. Dhaka, only Banglas and Pak traitors who shifted their investments are hit. Okay Australia and NZ are hit. Sorz @Imad.Khan

But India gets hit on all the lucrative routes. Middle East, Europe, North America. And Afghanistan.
 
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wese yeh acha he, ek taraf Pakistan Govt indians ki har taraf se mar rahe hain or dusri taraf peace talks offer ke rahe hain on world stage:partay::partay::partay:
 
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the worst civil air disaster happened due to terribly low standards of incompetent indian air traffic control. these guys are village idiots

 
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Salaam!

https://www.ft.com/content/c69150ca-494e-11e9-bbc9-6917dce3dc62

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Pakistan keeps airspace closed over fears of India attack
Indefinite restriction means airlines will be forced to continue making costly detours
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March 18, 2019 1:28 pm by Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad and Stephanie Findlay in New Delhi


Pakistan has restricted its airspace indefinitely over fears India will launch another attack, forcing international airlines to take costly and time-consuming detours.

“This is a matter of national security. There can be no compromise,” a senior Pakistan government officials told the Financial Times. “I realise this is a problem [for airlines] but Pakistan’s security must come first.”

Another senior government official said an air strike by the Indian military in northern Pakistan last month had “definitely” prompted the move to close the airspace. A day after the Indian strike, Pakistan’s air force fired at two Indian fighters.


“We are still concerned that the Indians may go for another adventure as Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi tries to get votes to win the election,” the official said, referring to India’s national poll, to be held over seven weeks from April 11. “Our reading is that the Indians are still thinking of attacking Pakistan in the name of targeting terrorist locations.”

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister, has also voiced fears of an imminent attack. On Friday he told a gathering near Peshawar that “there is a need for Pakistanis to remain vigilant”.

He added: “We are repeatedly asking India to have bilateral trade and resolve the issue of Kashmir through talks but, unfortunately, a political party in India wants to win the election by spreading hatred.”

The airspace closure is affecting about 800 commercial and cargo flights a day, said Mark Martin, founder of aviation company Martin Consulting, who estimated that the shutdown has already cost airlines and airports more than $1bn.

“If you picked up your ticket six months ago and now your flight time has gone up by 90 minutes, someone has to pay for that extra fuel and airlines have to take the financial hit,” said Mr Martin, who is based in the Indian city of Gurgaon. “It’s definitely a challenge.”

India carried out an air strike on February 26 on a suspected terrorist training camp in Pakistan in response to a suicide bombing earlier last month that killed 40 Indian paramilitary troops in Kashmir. The air strike marked the end of New Delhi’s longtime policy of strategic restraint towards Islamabad.

India-Pakistan: open a book and you open minds
Analysts said the air strike had bolstered Mr Modi’s re-election campaign by putting national security back on the agenda and burnishing his strongman image.

Since India’s attack, Pakistan has restricted a portion of its airspace near the eastern border with India, disrupting the operations of international airlines, especially Indian carriers. The closure has forced Pakistan’s domestic carriers to fly a longer western route along Iran, adding to the flying time between the capital Islamabad and the southern port city of Karachi.

“There has been a severe impact, most of the flights have to take a longer detour. It’s created scheduling and networking issues, flights are getting delayed, some are getting cancelled,” said Kapil Kaul, South Asia chief for the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation.

After India launched its air strike, there were fears that the conflict could intensify. Mr Khan’s decision to release a captured Indian pilot appeared to defuse tensions but pressure remains high with New Delhi insisting that Islamabad needs to do more to crack down on militants allegedly operating freely on its soil.

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Can't handle the air traffic while thinking of capturing Pakistan by 2022
 
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